Three Aces Talk About The 2017 @Alteryx Inspire Conference
Three Alteryx Aces spent some time together talking about their Inspire 2017 conference experiences. This article has a link to that dicussion.
Arnold
I wrote a term paper on Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1980 that predicted his future fame. I recently found my term paper and thought it would make a nice story about the one and only: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
A Useful USA County Shapefile For #Tableau and #Alteryx
I constructed a USA county shapefile by blending two files together to create a more useful item for Tableau and Alteryx. You can download the source files and the final product, as well as a Tableau 10.4 file that holds the information.
A Useful USA Zip Code Shapefile For #Tableau and #Alteryx
I constructed a zip code shapefile by blending two files together to create a more useful item for Tableau and Alteryx. You can download the source files and the final product, as well as a Tableau 10.4 file that holds the information.
How To Do Trend Modeling In #Alteryx
This is the second of a three part series showing how Tableau, Alteryx and Power BI can be used to perform trend modeling of data. In this article, Alteryx is used to perform the work.
How To Do Trend Modeling In #Tableau
This is the first of a three part series showing how Tableau, Alteryx and Power BI can be used to perform trend modeling of data. After these three demonstrations are complete, a competition using worldwide data will be completed to see which software platform performs the best on completing this type of work.
From @Alteryx Inspire 2017: How Joe Mako is an Analytics Virtuoso
Writing articles about really talented people is easy to do. My buddy Joe Mako is seriously talented and I show why this is the case in this article.
Buckled Roads and Melting Permafrost in Bethel, Alaska
A climate skeptic recently wrote a snide article that sent me into action. This article is a rebuttal to his work and explains why roads can be buckling in Bethel, AK.
Another Perspective On The Shotgun in Your Face Story
In part 2 of this story, I present a second perspective on a robbery that happened when I was 16 years old. The event is described by the other victim of the crime, my buddy Mark.
My Work on Quora
It is very easy to get lost in time as you read questions and answers in the site called Quora. Over time, I find myself reading more content on this site because it has a uniqueness that I haven’t found anywhere else.
When The Shotgun Is In Your Face, Priorities Quickly Change
When random violence enters your life, you gain a new perspective on life. This is a story from my 16th year of life, which might have easily been my last.
The Allure of Data Visualization Via #Tableau
I like to play with pictures by turning numbers into visualizations. It is a passion of mine and I am proud of it.
How To Use Hadoop With #Tableau and #Alteryx
We recently made a discovery that allows us to use Alteryx and Tableau with the IBM BigInsights Hadoop platform. This article describes how that happens.
The Big Book Of Dashboards is Big, But The Workshop Is Bad To The Bone!
The workshop that accompanies the Big Book of Dashboards is excellent. I had a great time during the inaugural course and I encourage anyone interested in this topic to attend a future workshop, if possible.
Temperature Changes Over the Past 50 Years: A Visual Tour Country by Country
Three years have come down to this article. I now feel that I have a good grasp on the spatial and temporal changes in temperature over the past 50 years. I feel like I have now achieved one of my goals in doing this work.